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Home remedies for inducing labor at 38 weeks?

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Why 38 weeks?: It is probably best to allow the baby to get the full amount of nutrients that are transferred towards the end of pregnancy. One interesting home remedy for inducing labor is eating eggplant.

Dr Petruska agreed

Answered 4/4/2013

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